Hydrogenated Microcrystalline Wax

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INCI name

  • HYDROGENATED MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX,

Alternative names

  • Hydrogenated Microcrystalline Cera,

Origin

  • synthetic,

Definition

  • Paraffin waxes and Hydrocarbon waxes, microcryst., hydrotreated. A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from residual oils by solvent crystallisation and treated with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst. It consists predominantly of saturated straight and branched chain hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C25,

INCI function

  • viscosity regulating,

Substance category

  • Mineral oils,

Characteristics

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CAS-No.

  • 92045-76-6,

EINECS/EILINCS-No.

  • 295-458-3,

Studies, literature and statements